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Why is Recycling Plastic Important? Plastics are a versatile material that can be a valuable asset to your corporate Green recycling program. Your business can greatly reduce destructive waste output and cut costs associated with waste management fees through a Green recycling program with Complete Recycling. Because, you can zero in on the benefits that result from the many markets that Complete Recycling is able to sell your materials to. Plastics are often recycled to make items such as clothes, carpet, containers, bottles, plastic lumber, films, grocery bags, molding materials, and lawn and garden products, to name a few. Plastic by the Numbers: Plastic Recycling Facts How much of our solid waste is plastic? The Environmental Protection Agency reports plastic made up 12% of the 254 million tons of waste generated in 2007. That s more than 30 million tons of plastic in one year. Some reports state plastic materials can take hundreds of years to break down in a landfill. When you take part in our, you join a network of Green-minded people and companies who recycle millions of tons of plastics across the United States annually.

And, for every 1 ton of plastic that s recycled, reports estimate that 7 yards of landfill space is saved. By recycling, you can also help conserve the additional 80% of energy that s typically used when making new plastic bottles, containers and other items instead of recycling. It s easy to see why recycling plastic is so important. Baled plastics, specifically plastic bottles, have a high scrap value per ton. In fact, the only other recyclable that s more lucrative is aluminum cans. Complete Recycling partners with you to ensure your business gets the most value out of your plastic recyclables. We do this through education on how to sort different resins and through our equipment leasing programs. Other Ways to Reduce Plastic Waste Output Companies just like yours are trying to promote a neutral carbon footprint through an alliance with Complete Recycling for plastic recovery.

But many of our clients also want to know how they can take it a step further out of the workplace. One way, of course, is to recycle at home. And as a consumer, purchasing post-consumer products made with recycled plastic helps, too. But unfortunately, when it comes to post-consumer products made with plastic, the industry must try to match costs with that of virgin plastics. And that s not always easy. There are additional ways the country as a whole can make sure plastics don t end up in our landfills. Since, they have significant BTU value. BTU, or British thermal unit, is a unit of energy. One statistic reports plastics BTU value is higher than coal. That means some recycled plastics can recover energy. There are roughly 87 waste-to-energy plants in the United States. One statistic shows these plants can make enough electricity to power more than a million structures. California and Nevada, two states Complete Recycling serves, both define waste-to-energy programs as a Green, renewable energy plan.

One other way plastic can be made into energy is through pyrolisis. This technology processes plastics in a way that allows them to decompose to fuel but some say it s currently not an efficient process. Take advantage of the benefits of a corporate Green plastic recycling program: Contact Complete Recycling today. What happens to plastics once they leave your facility? Learn more about the.In a, Trevor Nace, geologist, adventurer, and founder ofP, expressed his concern about not recycling plastic. Worldwide peoplePbuy aPmillion plastic bottles per minuteP andPthe 91%P of themPend up in the garbage. The consequences for our land, water, and wildlife are disastrous. PThrowing away plastic bottles, instead of recycling them, means that most plastic ends up in landfills or in the oceans. Many landfills are already overcrowded and take up space that could be used for other purposes. Landfill waste also releasesPpollutants into the soil and water.

Ocean animals are continuously ingesting small bits of residual plastic, which in turn end up in our dishes. Plastic waste has a negative economic impact as well because much of it could be repurposed and reused. As plastic production is set to double in the next 20 years and quadruple by 2050, and thatPplastic takes between 400 and 1,000 years to decompose, it is essential to address the problem as soon as possible. Recycling takes 88% less energy Diverting discarded plastics from the refuse stream and turning them into new goods keeps these persistent materials out of landfills and the natural environment. That s why Geoplast has chosen to manufacture regenerated plastic products for the building industry since 1974. Each year over 25. 000 tons of recycled plastic material is processed and transformed into solutions which are employed in an amazing variety of projects: from bridges to parking lots, from university buildings to private homes.